Unable to connect SMTP in Aria Operation Manager, receive the error Test was not successful: Email test error: [Invalid Addresses]

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

While configuring an outbound SMTP plugin in Aria Operations, the following error is received when sending a test email;

• Test was not successful: Email test error: [Invalid Addresses]

It is possible to curl the SMTP endpoint on port 25.

Environment

Aria Operations 8.x

Cause

The SMTP plugin configuration is missing a valid email address to send the test email to.

Resolution

Ensure the field 'Receiver email address' has a valid email address entered.

This email address is only used for testing purposes, and after the configuration is saved, the email value is removed from the configuration.

Additional Information

An explanation of all the fields in the SMTP plugin configuration and their purposes can be found in the document below.

• Outbound SMTP configuration